Why are music festivals so expensive?

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  • @mildlyacidic
    @mildlyacidic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1798

    This is starting to sound like temporary theme-parks for young adults. Who am I kidding myself, they are.

    • @alfredoalcantar8691
      @alfredoalcantar8691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Linh-Thao Chung for the rich

    • @thatkidfromnh
      @thatkidfromnh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Seriously, its clearly not about music or even expanding your consciousness anymore. Its about getting rick rolled, and distracted by light shows and glitter.

    • @danceonyourtoes
      @danceonyourtoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      its WESTWORLD

    • @thelord5895
      @thelord5895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@thatkidfromnh As someone with experience in the UK it's all about drugs, booze and getting shifaced while watching Travis Scott get piss thrown om him.

    • @Mike-Migliaccio
      @Mike-Migliaccio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah these are made for all the people who miss magiquest because they are too old now

  • @MightySavagE
    @MightySavagE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +940

    dunno about those people in the video, but I always put music first. With so many festivals to choose from I just select the ones with best lineup.

    • @amitsundaram9604
      @amitsundaram9604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ya same here. i would weigh the music and the festival experience equally

    • @misterchief5378
      @misterchief5378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      This report disregards big festivals like defqon1, Qlimax, Fatality, Intents, dominator, and many others in other genres who put music first over selfie content

    • @katbamf99
      @katbamf99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or good vibes. I'll always go to bonnaroo bc the energy is amazing, & they always have amazing musicians, even if they aren't headlining.

    • @arinsenninha9356
      @arinsenninha9356 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree!

    • @wengeance8962
      @wengeance8962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Damn dude, you're such a independent thinker, super cool

  • @nafetS92
    @nafetS92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1944

    seems like I'm one of the 8%, because I choose a festival based on artists and music gerne.

    • @antony_5261
      @antony_5261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Snap. Curious to what festivals were surveyed though. Went to Truck and there were pits for every single band I saw

    • @Proxxx100
      @Proxxx100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I think it's based on the festival. People will go to Coachella/Tomorrowland because of the experience/flexing lmao.

    • @acidducks9476
      @acidducks9476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I only go to edm festivals, because we pretty much invented them

    • @ErinRaciell
      @ErinRaciell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The experience it’s better because seriously why does Ariana Grande deserve to get paid $8,000,000? Also when you are on drugs, it’s really hard to keep up with the music, so everything becomes one experience

    • @acidducks9476
      @acidducks9476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bordiga Armchair - We = just edm in general. Concerts and festivals are completely different so don't get them mixed up. But concerts have existed forever, but edm invented music festivals

  • @drizdoh
    @drizdoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    Went to Boomtown this year, the attention to detail was insane. Genuinely like a small city

    • @PopeyeBjj86
      @PopeyeBjj86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Boomtowns full of crustys and cunts.

    • @Molly-ir5ux
      @Molly-ir5ux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Boomtown looked amazing🙌🏼

    • @jaketinley739
      @jaketinley739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Not what it was 4/5 years ago.. Still hands down the best festival i've ever been to mind. Everyone needs to go at least once.

    • @tinskull8132
      @tinskull8132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adge Rantz full of Cunts? Sign me up

    • @premuel2
      @premuel2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The cheap version of Tomorrowland

  • @absi1155
    @absi1155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1537

    I am expert of watching TH-cam videos

    • @michaelxz1305
      @michaelxz1305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      you should write a book and call it "The TH-cam Economy"

    • @DoDo.444
      @DoDo.444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelxz1305 it will be top seller book

    • @Mewfred11
      @Mewfred11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      We should get paid for watching so much

    • @ninjaturtle205
      @ninjaturtle205 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      no i am

    • @julian-bf5uz
      @julian-bf5uz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelxz1305 call it The TH-cam Recommendation Slave Epidemic

  • @airsofter2247
    @airsofter2247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    You would have to pay me about 8 mill to go to coachella as well

  • @buriburizaemon9314
    @buriburizaemon9314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +936

    Festival Expert. I guess we have an expert for everything 😆

    • @ASLUHLUHCE
      @ASLUHLUHCE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I should become the only expert in something really obscure, so then one day I can appear in a documentary.

    • @CoachellaAngel
      @CoachellaAngel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Suraj Mahato I have over 60 videos all about Coachella on my channel so I’m trying to be an expert in Coachella lmao

    • @ivanzivkovic4270
      @ivanzivkovic4270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Experience expert

    • @PoliticalEconomy101
      @PoliticalEconomy101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great see my EDM playlist for the best Festival music

    • @PillarofWind
      @PillarofWind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my reaction *this is bullshit

  • @sp33dygonzales1
    @sp33dygonzales1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    “Experience” just means doing it for the gram

    • @joelsherrer8784
      @joelsherrer8784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t worry , the grocery store near me has a clout to cash exchange machine so it’s all good!

    • @emilywear9835
      @emilywear9835 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Gonzales not true at all!

    • @george31097
      @george31097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonathan Gonzales faxx

    • @Shreya-fv8xl
      @Shreya-fv8xl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...and you happen to know this and say it on behalf of everyone else?

    • @dillongarner1
      @dillongarner1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The gram? What does that even mean

  • @dontgoaway0
    @dontgoaway0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    I’ve never understood why people go to music festivals for reasons other than the music. You can get hammered with your friends anywhere at anytime for a fraction of the cost.

    • @Ludix147
      @Ludix147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      But on festivals, you can get hammered with strangers.

    • @drawstraw4483
      @drawstraw4483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One weekend we had a couple grateful dead shows lined up...well for one of em;I got really drunk, and my buddy just would never let me forget It! Kind of a waste to be wasted for grate music😏

    • @RaveN_EDM
      @RaveN_EDM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cuz for edm festivals, artists play other artists music. It doesn’t matter as much who mixes the music as long as it’s good enough and you’ll hear most of your favorite edm songs anyway.

    • @emilekost8941
      @emilekost8941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      dontgoaway0 dumbest comment ever

    • @natyolantern7884
      @natyolantern7884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emilekost8941 for real lmao

  • @albaabkh
    @albaabkh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Knowing people who actually work, run, and oversee festivals- it's not that the "8 million" goes straight into the pockets of the artists- it's the cost to produce the show...the effects, the crew, dancers, living and work expenses..etc etc. the artist takes a fraction of it- I personally see that the costs are rising bc people want to see a SHOW. they want the big effects and the expectations continue to rise- and that's a huge price driver. Also- nowadays- safety is A HUGE priority so a lot of costs are going into security systems, security crew and accommodations... so it's not just one single source- but the hype of festivals to be curated to a market- making it bigger and better every year- drives the price up

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And with the advent of streaming, people who physically go to see shows want spectacle. The money has to spread to a loooot of people.

    • @19kmedia95
      @19kmedia95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This sounds dumb but like really do we need all those special effects like when i go to a festival I wanna see the artist perform and not the special effects or the screens it just seems like a big waste of money honestly

    • @BlondeQtie
      @BlondeQtie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Went to a daddy yankee concert one with a great show, fire and stuff, dancers, all of it. The ticket was quite cheap for that. I don’t believe that you can even spend 1 million on these side things and salaries for ONE artist.

  • @ricardo_gioia
    @ricardo_gioia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +671

    Good video... but could provide more details on the economics of festivals...

    • @pawfootage
      @pawfootage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      They bring in jobs and money to the local economy. And taxes to the local govt. It's pretty basic.

    • @gabrielonibudo5710
      @gabrielonibudo5710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pawfootage That's not all economics is Know It All

    • @CesarSan19
      @CesarSan19 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, of course man. If you have been working your ass off on something, for years, I think you can call yourself an expert

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don´t take it as gospel but I heard rumours that Tomorrowland makes about €35m+ for each of their events at Boom. But it´s the same concept as mentioned an American firm with a franchise.

  • @ankurshah23
    @ankurshah23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Only in the USA! Ultra Europe was like $140.00 for 3 days of music. Ultra Miami was priced over $300.00 for 2 days.

    • @Trancer006
      @Trancer006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ankur Shah Ultra Miami has a larger production and lineup tho.

    • @ankurshah23
      @ankurshah23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Techn0way r u sure. Or is it what they say?

    • @phoenix5054
      @phoenix5054 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ankur Shah Miami is better than Europe.

    • @ankurshah23
      @ankurshah23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PHTX where ya from?

  • @mnamethonk
    @mnamethonk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    If you pay too much it means you're going to the wrong festivals.

    • @fiftyclown
      @fiftyclown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      dont agree. paid £260 for my boomtown ticket and dont regret anything

    • @mnamethonk
      @mnamethonk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fiftyclown paid 175€ (~160 pounds) for dour festival 5 days, camping included. And drinks are cheap as fuck.

    • @zema9401
      @zema9401 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fiftyclown Then you havent payed to much in your own standard. I would never pay that much money for...this.

    • @DarkUser089
      @DarkUser089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Paid 180 Swiss Francs for 3 days Greenfield Festival in Interlaken 😍 Just dont listen to pop music and prices go down quickly for festivals

    • @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath
      @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I pay $10 for admission to underground raves around Denver that have amazing music and ecstasy flowing like candy. Screw the retarded overpriced big-name festivals.

  • @gg1275
    @gg1275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    Reporter went to boomtown and took a lot of drugs.

    • @charliekent9526
      @charliekent9526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      KET TRIPS PILLS?

    • @FitnessPlanB
      @FitnessPlanB 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah lol

    • @fiftyclown
      @fiftyclown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Charlie Kent Mandy pills cokeeeee

    • @charliekent9526
      @charliekent9526 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fiftyclown I even heard the odd "GOLDEN BROWN?" 😂

  • @steveevans7805
    @steveevans7805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Soooo expensive! I go on holiday instead so much better! Not paying £14 for a slice of pizza after paying several hundred quid to get in!

  • @Stevokear
    @Stevokear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    A festival like Boomtown allows such a spectacular spectrum of experiences. One person may spend 100% of their time invested in the "story"/"experience" whereas the next person might spend 100% of their time sniffing ketamine and bopping to DnB. Or you could choose to see an incredible selection of live rock/folk/punk/hip-hop etc. Or a big messy mix of it all. Its beautiful.

    • @joecunio8103
      @joecunio8103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes it is , and working there is even more fun :) they let artists go wild , i mean really wild, its BRILLIANT !!!

    • @BowlofIndoMee
      @BowlofIndoMee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They let ppl bring in drugs?

    • @Stevokear
      @Stevokear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BowlofIndoMee like most festivals they're totally against drugs but a metric fucktonne of will find it's way in regardless. There used to be an independent group there allowed to test people's drugs in order to reduce the likelihood of someone ingesting something super dangerous which I think helped keep a lot of people safe.

    • @benlovell8640
      @benlovell8640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Boomtown was the only festival out of 5 that I’ve been that I instantly wanted to return to, bring on next year!

    • @BowlofIndoMee
      @BowlofIndoMee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Stevokear thanks

  • @AlphaFoxDelta
    @AlphaFoxDelta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Festival culture is pretty amazing, everyone is there to have an awesome time and they watch out for one another too.

    • @savannahkrystall2698
      @savannahkrystall2698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Or just dress as Jesus and give out free hugs

    • @AlphaFoxDelta
      @AlphaFoxDelta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@savannahkrystall2698 Or Shaq, he was at a 3 day festival I was at a year ago, I think it's a meme ha

    • @audreyc1091
      @audreyc1091 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlphaFoxDelta Yeah i saw that lmaoo he was hugeeee among this crowd of wayy shorter white boys LMAO

    • @hiphopsxciety
      @hiphopsxciety ปีที่แล้ว

      **Woodstock 99' intensified**

  • @Thenfe
    @Thenfe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Places like boomtown really set the standards for experience festivals. It makes you feel like you moved into a real town with thousands of people having the time of their life with so much happening all the time and the music is just the icing on the cake

    • @HoriaNeagu
      @HoriaNeagu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like my worst nightmare.

  • @simpleasliam657
    @simpleasliam657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I go to festivals for the experience. My girlfriend drags me to Download and local festivals in Wolverhampton and Coventry which are usually cheap or a tribute act festival I'm not into rock or metal music so the experience of drinking in a field and enjoying the atmosphere and especially the food is what draws me in :)

    • @adelnoppert370
      @adelnoppert370 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What I don't get is, what else can you go to a festival for instead of experience? They keep going on about experience, but an expensive artist is also experience. Are they just trying to say atmosphere, and that expensive artists don't contribute so much to the atmosphere? What the hell

    • @AnicaSuki
      @AnicaSuki 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adelnoppert370 as p

  • @jolien391
    @jolien391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I've only been to European rock festivals, but considering how many bands and artists you get to see in 4 days or so, i'd say the price isn't that high. If you were to go see all of these artists individually you'd pay 100 times more

    • @1980extremeG
      @1980extremeG 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's just it though, you're not gonna see that many bands in proportion to the entire line up. With multi stages playing simultaneously, 80% of the festival you're gonna miss anyway.

    • @missoudz8733
      @missoudz8733 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@1980extremeGbut when you think about it, even if you miss 80% of the line up, it's still an amazing deal. attending 5 shows a day for 4 days for only 300 $ is bargain.

    • @1980extremeG
      @1980extremeG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@missoudz8733 Fair point. I love live music and have seen many bands over the years, my festival experiences are mixed (been to 5 in my lifetime) but I prefer gigs these days now that I'm older.

  • @deanneb6925
    @deanneb6925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another thing to take into account is the kind of person that usually enjoys festivals versus the kind of person that doesn’t. If someone doesn’t particularly like big crowds or is susceptible to anxiety in these kinds of situations, they probably won’t go. I personally hate the concert going experience, and would only attend if I could go with close friends and see artists that I’m really interested in. That being said, I can see why the festival experience would be appealing. I’ve heard from many that when you go to the right festival, you feel “at home”, and that everyone is super welcoming and friendly. No matter how pretentious it may sound, it makes sense to pay for an experience rather than a material item. An experience sticks with you forever, and can not ever be repeated. But there will always be a bigger TV coming out next year, or a pair of shoes that are nicer than the last. The few concerts I have been to were amazing, and I’ll treasure those memories forever. These memories spark joy. Being forced to pay for AirPods because new iPhones don’t have headphone jacks does not spark joy 🙃

  • @umutkarakurt6017
    @umutkarakurt6017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I think these "new experiences" are just good old mating rituals - which can also be easily mass-marketed these days like everything else.

    • @M-dv1yj
      @M-dv1yj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This guy gets it

    • @arandomhandsomeman7725
      @arandomhandsomeman7725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly.
      People go there to impregnate or get pregnant

    • @Alex-uo4qq
      @Alex-uo4qq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A lot of people go just for the ass and tits. I know that was the highlight of my time spent at a music festival. The rest was a mediocre experience for the money.
      Either that or to get reaaaaallly high.

    • @garrettk7166
      @garrettk7166 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arandomhandsomeman7725 i would not impregnate a random woman at a festival. That's a great way to mess up multiple people's lives. Oy

  • @littlebasskid
    @littlebasskid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I've been working in the music industry for about 7 years and I work on about 20 music festivals a year. Y'all complain how festivals are expensive but don't really understand how much really goes into running a festival. This video only scratches the surface of the cost. There's so much more that goes on behind the scenes that we as professionals have to do to ensure that you get the best quality experience whether you're there for the music, atmosphere, or to be with your friends. As festivals grow bigger the cost of running them increases, a festival that once held 25,000 people can't operate the same way once it holds 100,000 people in it. Also what the video fails to mention is how many people work at a festival and how much festivals have to spend to pay their staff especially those who make it their livelihood like myself. So when you look at the grand scheme of things a $250 ticket which is the average price for a 3 day standard festival ticket ( not including VIP or any upgraded packages ) that grants access to see a whole bunch artists both big and small plus the environment that we spend a huge amount of time and money to create to enhance your experience is really not that expensive for you to attend. I mean if you really wanted festivals to be cheap then we can not give a shit and every festival would end up like Fyre and then y'all would bitch about that so festivals are really not that expensive to go to as this video claims. Also it's also not fair for this video to compare Woodstock to Coachella because both festivals are in a different place in time, money was valued differently in the 60s and 70s , and the music industry was a whole lot different. So The Economist needs to do better research as to why festivals are more expensive instead of giving general facts that everyone knows

    • @mirak3050
      @mirak3050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jerson Galindo no one cares.

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tomorrowland makes at least €35m from every event, these are big wins not forgetting the tax paid to the Belgium government that makes 20% on every ticket.

    • @littlebasskid
      @littlebasskid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tim Julian is that before or after expenses? A Tomorrowland employees 12,000 people and books over 1000 DJs..... And also that’s not just from ticket sales..... a full 3 day standard GA pass for Tomorrowland is $280.. that’s not that expensive when you consider what you’re getting.... what’s more expensive is the fact is traveling to and from Belgium and also it’s a camping festival so you got to provide enough food and drinks for people to live off of for 3 days, so they have to make bank off just concessions... Also let’s not forget merch sales.... Yes, I agree Tomorrowland is expensive to go to but not because of ticket sales but more so of just maintaining yourself...

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@littlebasskid That is after expenses. You can type it into google. They do publish financial accounts being a Dutch based (American owned) company.

    • @JennaLeigh
      @JennaLeigh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mirak3050 typical entitled/spoiled child response. He gave a factual, legitimate explanantion for what it takes to make a festival happen--- and likely still didn't cover every cost. Lots of people care, or this video would not exist.

  • @saratrejo6658
    @saratrejo6658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to go to Ultra in Miami every year before the big boom when it was only a 2 day festival. As the years went by it got bigger and bigger and I noticed the difference in the attendees. That's when I quit festivals all together. Of course drugs and alcohol were always a big part of these kinds of festivals but at least many years ago people actually followed the artists performing and knew the music. My friends and I always planned our day to make sure we saw the artists we liked even if it meant separating for a couple hours since we didn't like all of the same artists.

  • @yoongicowboy6780
    @yoongicowboy6780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was absolutely wonderful production! Very fun and informative, thank you!

  • @jonathanedward5062
    @jonathanedward5062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Interesting video, although a few thoughts:
    1. very selective interview clips to tell a story. E.g. I'm pretty sure at other festivals people go for the line up.
    2. comparing Coachella with Woodstock (for explaining how expensive artists are nowadays) is weak, as Woodstock was of very different nature and attracted a completely different crowd compared to Coachella today.
    3. I don't agree with the notion of experience economy only. I'd say we are hybrid experience-industrial.
    What are your thoughts?

    • @Ludix147
      @Ludix147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought exactly the same thing.
      Of course the whole topic is too complex to squeeze into 8 minutes without simplification.

    • @andries514
      @andries514 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @daniellebreemer2972
      @daniellebreemer2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's also a difference in countries. In The Netherlands are so many festivals and.. yes people are truly going for the experience. In America artists are such a bigger thing than in Europe. I think needs are different for each continent.

    • @LuceroLucifer
      @LuceroLucifer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We are an experience economy, not an industry. Most of the production for american shit, is made overseas as it is, anyways. And every single product we buy, we are told by commercials "will vastly improve" quality of life.
      Our culture is so empty and soulless, because we've created an environment where we're told we need to do/buy/see/hear/taste (experience) a specific activity/object in order to be seen as cool and to be loved by everyone else.
      Our culture is all about experience and the buying of it. And we're all morons because we can't do unless we have from without, instead of being satisfied from within.

    • @noneofmynameswork1
      @noneofmynameswork1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I go to festivals for the lineup. The first question anyone asks when you’re going to a festival is “who’s gonna be there?”

  • @Binababyy
    @Binababyy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best festivals i went to was Camp Flog Gnaw in 2017. The lineup and experience overall was amazing. Best weekend i had in a long time!

  • @warrengday
    @warrengday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exemplary clarity and explanation as always. Thank you.

  • @augustus331
    @augustus331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Incredibly interesting as I am sitting here, preparing my sunglasses and XTC to go to a festival here in the Netherlands.
    #Paradigm050

  • @ideasarepowerful-mickdemi9424
    @ideasarepowerful-mickdemi9424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Big festivals cost a lot because the owners are making money hand over fist, and people are willing to pay it. That's the only reason. There's no other reason.

    • @stitchybob
      @stitchybob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To make next years bigger better

    • @Westhamsterdam
      @Westhamsterdam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course they are. They are overhyped events with their youtube streaming. they make a lot of money from youtube hits, it doesn´t just end with entry fee & food & drink inside the event.

  • @billan888
    @billan888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't finished this video, but it is so informative and eye opening. Great video so far!

  • @Hero59469
    @Hero59469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    1. Payment for all costs. 2. +Artist costs 3. +Nobody buys beer anymore premium 4. +Profit

  • @trroland1248
    @trroland1248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent! I now understand why I have not been drawn to festivals since Lolapalooza I & II. I am simply not looking for a communal experience but rather good or interesting artists I want to see.

  • @firemage10101
    @firemage10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The first music festival I went to was EDC 2007 and the ticket cost me about $50. I've seen EDC tickets cost up to $400 nowadays. Its ridiculous.

    • @kevinjoseph9689
      @kevinjoseph9689 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      but how much less have you spent on buying music?

    • @alf3926
      @alf3926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's actually not that ridiculous, considering the fact that EDC has grown tremendously since 2007, they are obviously offering a lot more since then. There are more acts, more stages, way bigger venue, and lots of non-music additions to the festival.

    • @wendyshoowaiching4161
      @wendyshoowaiching4161 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not expensive

  • @zetlander8265
    @zetlander8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing!! I have ideas for my dissertation now

  • @beylover11
    @beylover11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thx so much for the valuable video. as a dance music festival maniac, this clip helped me a lot to solve some of my curiosities.

  • @LOLEliSays
    @LOLEliSays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was an AWESOME VIDEO!!!!

  • @bascal133
    @bascal133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is so much logistics that go on behind the scenes

  • @REVOLVERE
    @REVOLVERE 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Liked and subscribed. Thank you for the quality content ♥️

  • @ninhluong5004
    @ninhluong5004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very informative video, thank you!

  • @maxkamp6130
    @maxkamp6130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always choose the festivals based on the lineup. And also (maybe not including the biggest festivals) paying 200-300 Euros (I'm from Germany and an EDM fan) for a weekend is ok for me when I can see 12 to 15 artist I love to see performing live. Moreover to me the question arises what would I pay if I visited every single one in concert?

    • @nursyazwanirosli7944
      @nursyazwanirosli7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree! Which sucks to me because say for UMF i'll end up having to buy a more expensive tickets waiting for final list of line ups haha

  • @markdawson9094
    @markdawson9094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The Economist asking the big questions.

    • @thejmoneyshow
      @thejmoneyshow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol, love it

    • @jakmanxyom
      @jakmanxyom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're appealing to "fellow kids", and actually succeeding. 😬

  • @syatek
    @syatek 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed this video!

  • @bluesalmonfactory
    @bluesalmonfactory 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    normally i wait for the lineup but for outside lands i bought the eager beaver cause i just love the festival! it truly is an awesome experience to me! and then i got lucky cause the lineup turned out hella good

  • @alsenar2
    @alsenar2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Festivals can be hit or miss. It really depends on the line up and how it is organized. And that can change every year. But i mostly go to Festivals because of the atmosphere and music. You can do whatever you want and be whoever you want. It is a big party and everybody just wants to have a good time and if you are lucky enough you can even find a girl/boy for one or two "intense" nights. I love festivals.

  • @frenkie_music
    @frenkie_music 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    ''unique experience'' dude ever heard of tomorrowland

  • @joshuariley4360
    @joshuariley4360 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was really informative!

  • @AlexisdjgcAKASonny
    @AlexisdjgcAKASonny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i agree with the festival goers! the lineup draws you in but it is really about the party atmosphere and having a good experience with friends and strangers! its like escaping reality for a few days. Ive met some awesome people at festivals.

  • @RitzyCupcake
    @RitzyCupcake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “Pics or it never happened”

  • @batFTW
    @batFTW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Feels like a vox video, even the ending. Improve on the editing and you're basically them (not a bad thing, with that said).

    • @addiosnia
      @addiosnia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yah I noticed that too

  • @Felipe00162
    @Felipe00162 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everybody needs to hear this!!!

  • @subhammallik7816
    @subhammallik7816 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video learnt a lot

  • @mervinw
    @mervinw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    07:50 Investment into a truly transformative experience.
    Those kind of festivals already exists. Burning Man is the top of the list. City wide SXSW type festivals.

  • @MooperRanger
    @MooperRanger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Drugs guys, A Festival having a good "Experience" is just a euphemism for being able to get wasted, do drugs and hook up (In a place of like-minded people). I'm not personally against it, because I don't deny it's fun, but let us be realistic here. Just an opinion I can't possibly test.

    • @MrSteelBitch
      @MrSteelBitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I spend my summers working at music festivals across the UK, and don’t go hooking up xD I go because I can just have a laugh with people, and have fun away from the real world, where people aren’t too serious, like the people in this comment section

  • @valentinavee
    @valentinavee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video, in fact this whole series, is so well-made.

    • @valentinavee
      @valentinavee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d love it if this video had credits, or if there were credits in the description. Whoever made it needs to get recognized.

  • @guiperdrix
    @guiperdrix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    INCREDIBLE- Thank you for sharing this !! Very inspirational and wants me to align what I do with a bigger calling of creating transformational experiences. Truly powerful - keep it up! 🔥🥒🙌🎧✨

  • @ligma8772
    @ligma8772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This reminded of Fyre Festival

  • @samwu1836
    @samwu1836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Paid 64 times more and that woman (Grande) will never be a thousandths of Jimmy Hendrix' greatness.

    • @overworkedcna412
      @overworkedcna412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sam Wu I mean, to be fair, _nobody_ is ever gonna be at Jimmy’s level of greatness. That’s not a very fair comparison.

    • @TheNinjapancake14
      @TheNinjapancake14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That woman is alive and rich though

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      as if she cares that she isn't of the same greatness to someone else according to someone online

  • @abayutebaev4191
    @abayutebaev4191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just thank you for content))

  • @aparisk
    @aparisk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Envision Festival in Costa Rica is the best example of a transformational experience.

  • @bakaXY
    @bakaXY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Coachella, Tomorrowland etc are so cancerous and I can't imagine paying that much for a single music festival.
    I go to festivals for the music, and not to be on a freaking catwalk.

    • @lennard6893
      @lennard6893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Introvert problems 🤷‍♂️

    • @J1e9r9r6y
      @J1e9r9r6y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You clearly havent been in tomorrowland, its amazing

    • @usmangileson4393
      @usmangileson4393 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      American festivals for you 😂 bunch of pussys

    • @zombiekiller9077
      @zombiekiller9077 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been to Tomorrowland twice, its nothing like that. European crowd are passionate unlike americans who spend their whole time filming their experience rather than dancing.

    • @J1e9r9r6y
      @J1e9r9r6y 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zombie Killer There is filmers everywhere tho. We are living that kind of life that everything needs to be recorded sadly

  • @rileysullivan6432
    @rileysullivan6432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    They're expensive because charging more money is the best way to make more money. Not that hard to understand.

  • @mattierenton701
    @mattierenton701 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this is why, especially in the uk, with "oldskool rave" type of events making a comeback. The experience of hearing "that" tune from years ago with strangers is a powerful bonding experience, and something in todays modern digital online insular society is something that is missed. the very notion of wanting to experience this, with others and experience a moment in time, a snapshot, a memory, is something we all long for like a drug that once you've done it draws you back. i personally go for the music, yep there might be artists that drawn you in, but sometimes you might experience something new, something ethereal and that is a powerful draw

  • @christiancruz9471
    @christiancruz9471 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing, I hadn’t seen festival as a experiences market, this could be apply for other services and products ☺️

  • @Real_JMIH
    @Real_JMIH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your videos never disappoint my intelligence

  • @mirzasinggih
    @mirzasinggih 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    8,000,000 wow i thought she was paid like max 1 dang 😂

    • @gvisoso780
      @gvisoso780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah but she probably had to split that with other people

    • @MrMarius2000
      @MrMarius2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      She has a huge production crew, who needs pay. She doesn't just go on stage alone and sing. Before the concert a huge crew builds the stage, she brings everything from instruments to light. The rest of the band needs pay aswell.

    • @allmonti9861
      @allmonti9861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      aye I never thought about it really but holy heck, I guess it makes sense with all the clothes and crew/setting up but woah😂

    • @MikuHatsune12
      @MikuHatsune12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@allmonti9861 the clothes don't cost anything compared to the actual production, it's like comparing a water bottle to a massive swimming pool, or a row boat to a yacht

    • @allmonti9861
      @allmonti9861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MikuHatsune12 True her outfits were probably only between $10-20,000 which would be quite a small part of the total cost, I was just listing random things smarty pants but thanks for clarifying :)

  • @Jonathan-oi1ob
    @Jonathan-oi1ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a former stagehand/audio engineer, the headliners are most of the cost. we can do it cheap, but with it being built fast and torn down fast it's not cheap. Also depending on the site, there are union and the overtime. An average stagehand can easily pull at 16 hr day at a festival, charging overtime/double rates per their contract. This isn't including most festivals rent their equipment, such as lights, sound and stages.

  • @fhd89234n8f43n7
    @fhd89234n8f43n7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have never been to music festival, but after seeing this, I want to go!

  • @shalvvisen3154
    @shalvvisen3154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "She's a festival expert"
    LOL!

  • @aleksiz_
    @aleksiz_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Me after buying my Ultra ticket.
    "So what are the exorbitantly fees for then"

  • @tatid6743
    @tatid6743 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol I’m watching this as I’m running late to my job at an experiential marketing agency and didn’t expect to get a lesson on why we do what we do lo

  • @KnowleDJ
    @KnowleDJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    fantastic video, interesting insight on the reason people go to festivals is the experience not the artists. although, even if the majority don't go for that reason, I'm wondering if it's because of that "core" group that do go for artists, it creates the catalyst needed to bring the rest of the people?

  • @YashKMusic
    @YashKMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A musicfest is to music as a carpet is to a car

  • @beth-bi9yv
    @beth-bi9yv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Festivals rarely make money in their first several years of existing

  • @laurahesselink6134
    @laurahesselink6134 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    love this!

  • @amin8202
    @amin8202 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well explored

  • @carlcarlington7317
    @carlcarlington7317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    How do you make money as a "festival expert?"

    • @Ludix147
      @Ludix147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      By being a university professor.

    • @stitchybob
      @stitchybob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You dont

  • @tomstickland
    @tomstickland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Quite an interesting video. Ruined by the plinkety plonk plucking music that every documentary uses nowadays.
    The festival market is over crowded, the costs high and the risk of not selling enough tickets is always there.

  • @NirvashDS
    @NirvashDS 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check out Pol`and`rock Festival (earlier called Przystanek Woodstock)!
    Biggest free festival with avarage 700.000 ppl (one time on Prodigy there was around 1.000.000)

  • @lordtraxroy
    @lordtraxroy ปีที่แล้ว

    thats why i like festivals like senstation black in the 2000s because the overall experience was more about different themes and stories like they had a future scifi space theme with aliens and so on

  • @shreyankpatel2591
    @shreyankpatel2591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So people are spending 248 pounds just to click a selfie and post it on Instagram?

    • @egelisk4943
      @egelisk4943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's called being someone today. 'Fit in to stand out'. Read that sign the other day here in the dystopian Netherlands. Where people smile all the time and still use shitloads of antidepressants. One of the happiest nation that is also one of the most depressed. How ironic, isn't it?

    • @leandroboog1311
      @leandroboog1311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You might have skipped the part where they were talking about experiences as a service

    • @shreyankpatel2591
      @shreyankpatel2591 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leandroboog1311 You might have skipped the sarcasm in my comment.

  • @lukasmargesin5756
    @lukasmargesin5756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive been at Electric Love Festival in Austria and I loved it 😍
    Even made my own aftermovie 👍🏻
    The experience was just amazing

  • @phoebexxlouise
    @phoebexxlouise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She's so right about taking selfies - half the time it isn't about how you look, it's about where you were and what you were doing

  • @13D00_
    @13D00_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been to many festivals since I turned 18 years old. Yes, most of the time I buy my festival ticket based on the lineup, but I can promise you everybody attending the festival could listen to these artists in any other way, Soundcloud, TH-cam, Spotify, whatever.
    The experience, the atmosphere, the day/weekend/week of escape from daily routine make people come back to festivals every single time.
    I've been to Mysteryland 3 times in a row now, and honestly, this year's lineup was pretty shit. Nevertheless, I had one of my greatest Mysteryland experiences this year.

  • @OSTDRobot
    @OSTDRobot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hard summer 2019. 170,000 festival goers at lest say a low cost of 100 dollars. What the hell does 17M dollars go to exactly 😂
    EDC 2019. 450,000 attendees at a cost of 300 before taxes comes out to 135,000,000...

    • @zackcovert2547
      @zackcovert2547 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The artists need to get paid and they're not going to take any small payment

  • @yusufhansia1
    @yusufhansia1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Distractions to what is really going on

  • @tothfanni7262
    @tothfanni7262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 1993 a day ticket for SZIGET was just 300 ft now its 28.900 ft which is a lot for an avarage worker in Hungary.

    • @jarumboy1
      @jarumboy1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was in Hungary last week, most festival goers going to sziget aren't even Hungarian these days

    • @tothfanni7262
      @tothfanni7262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jarum yeah ppl get surprised when u say that youre from hungary lol

  • @TheADzioba
    @TheADzioba ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Large festivals are basically cities and you need a lot of infrastructure, staff, supplies, and of course talent to make it all work. And that costs a lot of money.

  • @youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687
    @youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Festivals are more expensive because of celebrities guesting the event

  • @FranckMartin
    @FranckMartin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    These big companies make it more and more difficult for independent venues to survive, because they also manage the artist tour in their local venues.
    And transformation, isn’t that Burning Man?

  • @hipsepipse
    @hipsepipse 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I went to Wacken and didn't download the running order until day two

  • @douglasgonzalez5412
    @douglasgonzalez5412 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree with the charts, experice over lineup!

  • @John-pm7zr
    @John-pm7zr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Meanwhile I have never been to a music festival. Oh well

    • @melsyoutube
      @melsyoutube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      save your money and purchase a ticket to a concert date on a tour by an artist you actually like, trust me it's more worth the money.

  • @r3dp1ll
    @r3dp1ll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    8 millions !! For one festival and one artist. This is beyond insane.
    As many of you said, if people were not ready to pay that much it would go down

    • @Cowglow
      @Cowglow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That 8 million figure was from Coachella right? That 8 mill is about 1 percent of ticket sales..

  • @aaronadeniran6025
    @aaronadeniran6025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks excellent

  • @ilidanstormrage5369
    @ilidanstormrage5369 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    went to boomtown 2013, was awesome

  • @joegray1322
    @joegray1322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Boomtown is the best festival in the world

    • @1272356
      @1272356 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tomorrowland :P

    • @drpepper3838
      @drpepper3838 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dominator

  • @NitzVision
    @NitzVision 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Carbon emission per capita in western countries so high

    • @haydenstuart1945
      @haydenstuart1945 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are correct, however steering into festivals, I have noticed the festival industry has acknowledged carbon contribution and have started to reducing their footprint. In Perth, Western Australia where I come from, most major music festivals have free public transport to and from the venue reducing the amount of car travel. As there are more younger people going to festivals, festival organisers are also trying to sell to the Eco friendly consumer.

    • @carlosesteves9951
      @carlosesteves9951 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But the most polluted places are in the East

    • @NitzVision
      @NitzVision 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carlosesteves9951 no its not ..western countries are most polluted .they send all there garbage in poir countries like Indonesia , sri lanla , phillipines ..

    • @haydenstuart1945
      @haydenstuart1945 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NitzVision Depends on the pollution type , mismanagement of waste is higher in developing countries with less structured waste removal, Western countries contribute to more CO2 emissions due to cars and air travel and meat consumption.

    • @M-dv1yj
      @M-dv1yj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NitzVision make garbage , receive garbage are garbage... point is pollution is higher in those undeveloped places and the systems or thought process to fix that are not in place there... CHINA/India vs USA / Canada... bro no question which of those nations are cleaner and capable of making more so vs choking in on and from filth

  • @randomhero456
    @randomhero456 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:04 this is me right now as I buy my Firefly ticket.

  • @roninwarrior66
    @roninwarrior66 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Delfest, Hot August. Both amazing